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KMID : 0384320020230030334
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Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2002 Volume.23 No. 3 p.334 ~ p.343
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The internet using pattern and addiction-relating factor analysis of adolescents in Korea
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Kim Hyung-Joon
Lee Sang-Jun
Woo Jung-Ik
Jo Hang-Seok
Kweon Hyuk-Jung
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Abstract
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Background: Internet use is taking place as a necessary part in modern life. Recently, internet use among adolescents has bocome a prominent social problem. In accordance with assessment of internet using pattern and addiction, this study analyzed addiction-relating factors. According to analysis of intimate relating factor, this study attempted to provide appropriate countermeasure.
Methods: The author had performed physical examination on the subjects on May, 2001. The subjects were elementary, middle, and high school students. Among them, 913 students were surveyed with questionnaires. Among the 913 students, elementary school students were 222, middle school 369, high school 291, and 31 did not complete the survey. Addiction-relating factors were sex, age, frequency, mostly connected web-site, time, and place. Young’s scale was used as internet addiction assessment, 70 points, and above wer used as criteria for internet addiction.
Results: There were 32 addicted students among the subjects. By sex, male students were 7, female students 25. By age, elementary school student was 1, middle school students 9, and high school students 22. In frequency, 424 students used the internet more than 5 times per week among all subjects. 30 students used the internet more than 5 times per week among addicted students.
Conclusion: Internet use of chatting site is an intimate addiction-relating factor. Therefore, substitute acitvity which can reduce computer using time, and frequency should be encouraged. Especially, avoiding chatting site is considered a preventive methive of addiction during the computer using time.
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KEYWORD
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internet addiction adolescent, addiction relating factor, countermeasure
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